Tottenham’s predicted Premier League finish, trophy probability ratings, odds, best players & stats

Tottenham transfers out

It was also a busy summer of outgoings for Tottenham as they tidied up their squad. Oliver Skipp, Emerson Royal, Giovani Lo Celso, Eric Dier and Ivan Perisic were all allowed to leave on permanent deals, among others.

Tottenham winter transfers in

Spurs have made one addition in the January transfer window so far and it was a vital one for the depth in their squad. Young goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky has arrived for around £12.5m to provide cover for the injured Guglielmo Vicario.

Tottenham’s card magnet & top tackler: Destiny Udogie

The life of a full-back is a busy one both defensively and in attack. And Destiny Udogie has been getting himself stuck in this season.

The Italian full-back has made more tackles than any other Tottenham player in the Premier League this season (50). He also ranks third for fouls, with only Dejan Kulusevski (30) and Dominic Solanke (27) making more than Udogie’s 22 so far.

He’s made 17 interceptions, the joint-second highest of any Tottenham star, and 60 possessions won in the defensive third – the highest of any of his team-mates.

Tottenham’s rising star: Mikey Moore

Mikey Moore made his Tottenham debut last season, coming off the bench in a 2-0 defeat to Manchester City in May. This season, Moore has made 11 appearances across all competitions, with a long period of illness preventing him from making more outings under Postecoglou this season.

Moore has got the majority of his gametime in the Europa League, playing 183 minutes across three matches. His four games in the Premier League have brought 83 minutes, while he has 22 minutes in the League Cup and had 68 minutes in the 3-0 win over Tamworth in the FA Cup. But Moore doesn’t need long on the pitch for his class to show. Tottenham fans will be hoping to see more of him this season.

Tottenham’s set-piece specialists:

• Penalties: Son Heung-min
• Free-kicks: James Maddison
• Corners: Dejan Kulusevski/James Maddison

Tottenham tactical analysis & formation

Tottenham team stats from the 2023-24 Premier League season (avg per game):

• Corners: 6.2
• Shots on target: 5.7
• Shots conceded: 12.8
• Offsides: 2.18

At the start of the season, Yves Bissouma was presumed to be the favourite to start in Tottenham’s holding role. He missed the opening game through suspension, but was expected to be a regular. That hasn’t been the case.

Rodrigo Bentancur has made the role his own, sitting at the base of a midfield flanked by Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison. But Bentancur is now suspended and Maddison has recently lost his place in midfield to Pape Matar Sarr. It’s still a very attack-minded midfield though, with Kulusevski as the main pressing man. In attack, Son Heung-min has pushed back out to the left wing with Dominic Solanke through the middle. Brennan Johnson completes the front three.

And the back five is as expected, with Micky van de Ven one of the best young centre-backs around.

Tottenham’s best players so far

• GK: Guglielmo Vicario (60%)

The Italian has been a quality shot-stopper since joining Spurs from Empoli in 2023 and he’s particularly impressed this season – before his long-term injury. His ‘goals prevented’ stat, produced by actual goals conceded from post shot xG – stands at 0.24 per 90 minutes, the third best average in the Premier League.

• RB: Pedro Porro (70%)

The Spaniard might be lacking in defence but going forward is where he excels. He’s made four assists so far this season. Across the Premier League, only Antonee Robinson (7) and Rayan Ait-Nouri have more.

• CB: Cristian Romero (70%)

A player Spurs are hugely missing amid his injury lay-off. He’s averaged eight passes into the final third completed per 90 minutes the second-best record of any Premier League centre-back this season. He also has the second-best record when it comes to tackles per 90 minutes for a centre-back, with 2.12.

• CB: Mickey van de Ven (55%)

Van de Ven is rated highly by Spurs fans but his 50% aerial duel success puts him in the bottom-twenty per cent for Premier League centre-backs, while the same can be said for ground duels (48.7%). He’s won possession through only five tackles in the Premier League this season and has been a part of just one clean sheet. However, going forward he’s been an important part of building Tottenham’s attacks with 4.7 passes into the final third completed every 90 minutes, with two assists in 2024/25, the most of any Premier League centre-back.

• LB: Destiny Udogie (53%)

Udogie has been Tottenham’s top tacklers with an average of 1.94 tackles won per 90 minutes in the Premier League this season. That total is only bettered by Arsenal’s Riccardo Calafiori (2.16) and Alex Moreno (2.04). His stats going forward have been less impressive. He’s created just two ‘big chances’ created, while he has had just one shot on target and three open-play crosses completed for the season. Also counting against his score is one error leading to a goal.

• CM: Yves Bissouma (56%)

The Mali international has an average of 12.47 accurate forward passes and 2.05 tackles won per 90, putting him in the top 20 Premier League midfielders.

However, it’s his mobility in midfield and ability to go past his man that has caused him to struggle. He’s only completed six take-ons out of 16 attempted.

• CM: James Maddison (75%)

Playing slightly deeper is working for James Maddison. The Englishman has been in and out of the team this season after making 14 starts in the Premier League and coming off the bench six times. He’s having more of an influence on the game despite being further away from the goal. He’s averaging 0.54 goals from open play – the most per 90 minutes across all Premier League midfielders. Creatively, he’s completed 642 of his 740 attempted passes, giving him an accuracy rate of 86.76.

• CM: Dejan Kulusevski (68%)

The Swedish international is Tottenham’s biggest creator this season with 47 chances created in total, including eight categorised as ‘big chances’. However, he’s let down by his 29 completed take-ons out of 75 attempted.

Kulusevski is also lacking when it comes to shots – taking 31, the fifth highest out of all his Spurs team-mates – and only 11 on target, which also the fifth-highest.

• RM: Brennan Johnson (65%)

There’s no doubt that Brennan Johnson has been an important part of Tottenham’s squad after scoring 12 goals in all competitions under Postecoglou, though fans have been frustrated with his end product.

After 16 Premier League starts and 1452 minutes played, Johnson has only created a total of 14 chances, and only three ‘big chances’, while he ranks fourth for take-ons, completing just 14 out of 25 attempted, showing his preference to play the easy pass instead.

• Son Heung-min (77%)

The South Korean and Spurs club captain looks more leggy this season than most seasons, but despite his under-par displays on the whole, he’s still managed five goals and six assists in the Premier League – the fourth highest.

He’s created 33 chances and 12 considered ‘big chances’, the highest of any Spurs player. Going forward, he has the highest shooting accuracy of any forward at the club (51.43), scoring four of his big chances.

• Dominic Solanke (71%)

Dominic Solanke is finding his feet at Tottenham. The Englishman has scored seven goals in the Premier League, with an expected goals of 8.27. His shooting accuracy of 46.51 % is the third-highest at Tottenham behind Son and Maddison.

His creative efforts are reflected in completing 82 of his 125 attempted passes in the final third, though he has a passing accuracy of 71.85 with three assists in total this season.

Tottenham’s Premier League 2024-25 squad